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Why Does the GOP Base Embrace Wacky Intellectual Lightweights Like Herman Cain?

Paul Rosenberg, AlterNet. November 30, 2011.

Rightwing populism is an integral part of the conservative project, and it requires "outsider" figures of various sorts, no matter how wacky they may be.

6 Kinds of Sex Scandals: What Should Be Exposed? What Should be Left Private?

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. November 30, 2011.

What kind of sexual misconduct qualifies as an important news item, and what kind is just scurrilous gossip?

Cain's Milwaukee Meltdown: Will Koch Still Love His 'Brother From Another Mother'?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

It wasn't just Libya policy that left Cain tongue-tied before the Journal Sentinel ed board: He didn't want to talk about the Koch-linked Prosperity 101 program.

Sexual Harassment Versus Sexual Assault: How the Mainstream Media Keep Screwing Up the Herman Cain Story

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. November 9, 2011.

We don’t know what happened between Cain and these women, but the content of the allegations is clear: they allege harassment and assault.

Why the GOP Presidential Hopefuls Desperately Need Sex Ed

Daniel Denvir, Comment Is Free. November 3, 2011.

Despite all evidence to the contrary, conservatives keep promoting abstinence education -- even though it does not work for kids. Or, for that matter, GOP politicians.

Is Herman Cain and His Wildly Regressive 9-9-9 Plan For Real?

David Smith, AlterNet. October 20, 2011.

Is Cain able?

Why Does the Right Adore Herman Cain?

J.A. Myerson, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

Cain is the most interesting candidate the GOP has yet fielded, and his rise to prominence is an important sign of the times.

Why I Stand By My Criticism of Herman Cain -- Even As Right-Wingers Attack Me

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. February 17, 2011.

AlterNet contributor Chauncey DeVega responds to attacks from Breitbart and other right-wingers for his criticism of conservative presidential hopeful Herman Cain.

Nobel Laureate Slams the Bible, Calls It "A Catalogue of Cruelties"

Mario de Queiroz, IPS News. November 9, 2009.

The holy book is a "manual of bad morals," according to José Saramago.

Who Thought \'Women for Cain\' Was a Good Idea?

Steve Benen, December 31, 1969.